Taming of the Shrew: Act 2 & 3

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How does Petruchio "tame" Kate? Consider how he seems to define their roles. Petruchio tames Kate by talking with her and saying nice things to her even though she is a hard pill to swallow. He also ignores the fact that she is still being rude while he is trying to woo her. He also tells her that her father is forcing her to marry him so that gives her a little push to actually enjoy Petruchio's company or anyone's at all considering no one ever wants to be with her.

2.

How does Katherine act in the scenes where she says little or nothing? For example, in Act 2, scene 1, how does Katherine behave when Petruchio reports on his success in wooing Kate and in their plans for marriage? Because the text provides little explanation, you must decide how she would act based on your interpretation of her character from previous scenes. To my interpretation, Kate seems to be mumbling and grumbling under her breath and kind of expressing she's not so happy about the marriage but is going along since she is being forced to marry Petruchio. I believe in the back of her mind she is kind of very happy that a man really wants to be with her but she doesn't express it because she has a chip on her shoulder. 3. imagine viewing this play in the Elizabethan era. Identify 4 moments of comedy.  -when the Lord is all for playing a big joke on Sly, the drunkard.  -Petruchio exclaiming that he is the plan with the plan and is going to tame Kate.  -The Lord making his page dress up as a woman.  -Petruchio walking into his own wedding looking like a hot mess.   4. Disguise is a major theme in TotS. What famous Bible story involves deceit and disguise?   The story of Jacob and Esau that involves disguise and deceit. Esau was the favorite child of him and his twin Jacob from his father. Jacob did not like that; therefore, he disguised himself as Esau as he was hairy, so Jacob wore sheep skin and went to their blind father and took Esau's birthrights from him.